The Preponderance of the Evidence Standard of Proof Is Applied

question 21

Multiple Choice

The preponderance of the evidence standard of proof is applied in _____.

• A) all criminal cases
• B) some criminal cases.
• C) all civil cases
• D) some criminal cases

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Definitions:

Internal Improvements

Government-funded public works, such as roads, bridges, and canals, aimed at improving the infrastructure and economic development of a nation.

Younger Federalists

Members of a younger generation within the Federalist Party, which was a first American political party advocating for a strong national government.

Democratic-Republican Policy

pertains to the early political ideology in the United States that championed states' rights and an agrarian-based economy, opposed to the Federalist focus on centralized federal government and commerce.